Elin is also a variant of the name Ellen (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian) in the English language.

Elin is also a variant of the name Helen (English) in the Scandinavian and Welsh languages.

Elin is somewhat popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 2000s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2011, 0.022% of baby girls were named Elin. It was #659 in rank then. In 2012, its usage was 0.017% and its ranking #798, and it was the 3rd most popular after Helen and Ellen, within all girl names in its family. In 2012, the name was twice as popular as Elin.